almost all the ministries are involved in some way but especially the ministry of agriculture. the shortage of water has become a crisis. now actually mono. does unbelievable pressure on this resource right now . b.c. the groundwater level is sinking and we're having to go deeper and deeper. there are areas where it's now 5 metres down which is really unbelievable. sure how much we need intelligent well tomatoes and digital water management why. i don't say i like to see new personnel trained as all thora ts in the sector. just . so we need to promote development and research it's about raising people's awareness what's above all it's about training. to defend myself going to the g.i.c. development agency advises farmers and has set up what it calls water forums constructive strategies are developed there and farmers can discuss together which plants they would grow that would use less water. wachter annoyance if you have a really unusual situation in the region we're in now with these but we. basically know groundwater left because too much of it has been used up over the year

almost all the ministries are involved in some way, but especially the ministry of agriculture.tage of water has become a crisis. >> there's unbelievable pressure on this resource right now. the groundwater level is sinking and we're having to go deeper and deeper. there are areas where it's now five meters down, which is really unbelievable. wewe need intelligent watetr meters and digital water management. i'd also like to see new personnel trained as managers in this sector. so we need to promote development and research. it's about raising people's awareness, but above all, it's about training. >> the giz development agency advises farmers and has set up what it calls water forums. constructive strategies are developed there, and farmers can discuss together which plants they could grgrow that would use less water. >> we have a really unusual situation in the region we're in now. therere's basically no groundwater left, , because to much of it has been used up over the years. so the farmers are now having to resort to water from dams. >> the farmers get their water from this

corn farms and patties are still submerged and japan's agricultural ministry is warning of big lossesdamage. china, though, seems to be in the middle of its widespread flooding in the east of the country with homes and buildings surrounded by water. 0fficials here are predicting a big overflow from a lake on the yangtze river as torrential rain continues to fall. state media is reporting water levels are rising at an unprecedented pace, prompting officials to issue fresh alerts. translation: in the next 7-10 days in the middle and lower reaches of the yangtze river, there will be a huge amount of rainfall that will last for a comparatively long period of time. therefore, we need to be cautious of possible flooding. injapan as in china, residents wait for the rain to finally ease and hope that the worst of it is very nearly behind them. reged ahmad, bbc news. germany's response to the coronavirus pandemic helped it to keep the number of infections and deaths relatively low. the country is now trying to re—open parts of the economy which it had to suspend — in particular, its arts and c

this year has been particularly difficult because of the pandemic and the economic hardship caused by the israeli blockade to combat the agriculture ministryis encouraging people to buy local produce instead of imported grapes mr hiper he explains this year offered good rainfall and if you're tired soil but grape farmers in the gaza strip are feeling the heat more than a decade of an israeli egyptian blockade has limited people's ability to buy one of gaza's most famous crops farmers hope to sell 7000 tonnes of grapes during the season from july until september but the supply is higher than demand also been out of a lot of evidence it's a great season in terms of the output of grapes but not many people are buying them so we try to bring the prices down and you can also see the nominee people are selling great sear. garzon grapes have a special taste but i can't buy as much as i used to still i'm one of the lucky ones many people in gaza a poor which means they can't afford to buy grapes and opt for more essential purchases instead like chicken before the blockade gaza's economy florestan exporting fruit vegetables and flowers the siege ha

of prices in the market. reporter: this bargain is not guaranteed. grapes important to gaza from egypt and the left bank are often cheaper. this is why gaza's agriculture ministryays it is trying to help the farmers by banning the import of grapes during the harvest season. >> the israeli occupation restricts our ability to source the needed materials. for example, we cannot import pesticides and fertilizers. israel prevents us from exporting are produce outside of gaza, which limits the sector's development. >> this year added another burden. many sectors have had to shut down for months because of coronavirus restrictions. closures have stifled a vulnerable economy and made these grapes a luxury many can't afford. >> the chinese tech giant huawei has overtaken samsung to become the world's largest color of smartphones. it is the first time in nine years. neither samsung nor apple have dominated the global phone market. almost 56 million phones between april and june while samsung sold almost 54 million. the majority of huawei's sales came from china with u.s. sanctions hitting international business. nasa has sent what it is calling the most sophisticated mar

of prices in the great market this bargain is not guaranteed grapes imported to gaza from egypt and the occupied west bank are often cheaper than the local produce this is why gaza's agriculture ministry says it's trying to help the farmers by banning the import of grapes during the harvest season. the israeli occupation restricts our ability to source the needed materials for example we can't import pesticides and fertilizers and israel prevents us from exporting our produce outside of gaza which limits the sector's development. in addition to all of these challenges this year added another burden many sectors have had to shut down for months because of coronavirus restrictions the closures have stifled an already fundable economy and made these groups a look sharee many can't afford media abrahim al-jazeera. millions of children in both wealthy and poor nations are risk of a reversible health damage because of lead poisoning according to the u.n. agency unicef and an environmental group they found that nearly one in 3 children have high levels of lead in their blood which can impair brain development of a systems and vital organs the report blames inadequate recycling of lead acid b

are often cheaper than the local produce this is why gaza is agriculture ministry says it's trying to help the farmers by battling the import of grapes during the harvest season. the israeli occupation restricts our ability to source the needed materials for example we can't import pesticides and fertilizers and israel prevents us from exporting our produce outside of gaza which limits the sectors development. in addition to all of these challenges this year added another burden many sectors have had to shut down for months because of coronavirus restrictions the closures have stifled an already fundable economy and made these groups a luxury many can't afford media abrahim al-jazeera the chinese tech giant huawei has overtaken samsung to become the world's largest seller of smartphones it's the 1st time in 9 years that not a samsung you know apple have dominated the global phone market for way sold almost 56000000 phones between april and june are some some sold almost 54000000 the majority of huawei sales came from china with u.s. sanctions hitting the companies international business. nasa has sent what is calling the most

are often cheaper than the local produce this is why gaza's agriculture ministry says it's trying to help the farmers by banning the import of grapes during the harvest season. the israeli occupation restricts our ability to source the needed materials for example we can't import pesticides and fertilizers and israel prevents us from exporting our produce outside of gaza which limits the sector's development. in addition to all of these challenges this year added another burden many sectors have had to shut down for months because of coronavirus restrictions the closures have stifled an already fundable economy and made these groups a luxury many can't afford media abrahim al-jazeera. and more on that and other stories we're covering on al-jazeera on our website at al-jazeera dot com the very latest on all of our top stories on their al-jazeera dot com. program fully battle with the headlines on al-jazeera opposition politicians have been disqualified from running in hong kong legislative election in september leading pro-democracy activists joshua wang is one of them and this comes as 4 students were detained under the new